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‘The Atlantic’ published this landmark document of the civil-rights movement in the August 1963 issue

Kevin MitchellMartin Luther King Jr.'s “Letter from Birmingham Jail” #KingLegacy theatlantic.com/magazine/archi… - I had never read this in its entirety before - it is astonishing in the force and clarity and rightness of its arguments
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Labeling and perturbation of specific cell types in multicellular systems has transformed our ability to understand them. The rapid pace of cell type identification by new single-cell analysis methods has not been met with efficient access to these...

Sequencing-based studies have identified novel risk genes for rare, severe epilepsies and revealed a role of rare deleterious variation in common epilepsies. To identify the shared and distinct ultra-rare genetic risk factors for rare and common...

The capacity to infer the mental states of others (known as cognitive empathy) is essential for social interactions, and a well-known theory proposes that it is negatively affected by intrauterine testosterone exposure. Furthermore, previous studies...

The Oregon Health Authority found that the number of kindergarteners seeking a non-medical vaccine exemption rose to 7.5 percent in 2018, the highest since new laws were passed to make obtaining the non-medical waivers more difficult in 2015.